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Electronic Pharmacy May Protect War Veterans from Medication Errors

(PhysOrg.com) -- Thousands of men and women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan sustained life-threatening injuries but were fortunate enough to return home alive.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Iraq troops' PTSD rate as high as 35 percent, says new study

The Veterans' Administration should expect a high volume of Iraq veterans seeking treatment of post traumatic stress disorder, with researchers anticipating that the rate among armed forces will be as high as 35%, according ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cuban post offices OK'd for Internet access

(AP) -- Cuba has authorized public Internet access at post offices across the country, though it has yet to apply what would be a landmark loosening of cyberspace rules in a nation where information is strictly controlled.

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Brain profiling' to keep suicidal soldiers alive

According to a recent Washington Post study, approximately 20% of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are psychologically damaged. Among them are a substantial number with post-traumatic stress ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pittsburgh paper to launch 'members-only' website

As US newspaper publishers mull charging readers on the Web, a Pennsylvania daily announced plans on Monday to put some content behind a pay wall.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Post-traumatic stress disorder primary suicide risk factor for veterans

August 25, 2009—Researchers working with Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have found that post-traumatic stress disorder, the current most common mental disorder among veterans returning from service in the Middle East, ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0